{
    "term": "warning",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "a statement, an event, etc. telling somebody that something bad or unpleasant may happen in the future so that they can try to avoid it",
            "sensetop": "warning against doing somethingwarning against somebody/somethingwarning about somebody/somethingwarning about doing somethingwarning of somethingwarning to somebodywarning that…warning to do something",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I **had** absolutely no **warning**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "to get fair/advance/adequate warning"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Doctors **issued a warning** against eating any fish caught in the river.",
                    "contextForm": "warning against doing something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The World Health Organization repeated its warning against non-essential travel to the island",
                    "contextForm": "warning against somebody/something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The bridge collapsed **without (any) warning**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Let me give you a word of warning."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Many people continue to **ignore warnings** about the dangers of sunbathing.",
                    "contextForm": "warning about somebody/something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The report contained **dire warnings** about eating too much fat and salt.",
                    "contextForm": "warning about doing something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "There was little warning of the coming disaster.",
                    "contextForm": "warning of something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Their deaths would serve as a warning to others.",
                    "contextForm": "warning to somebody"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The union failed to **heed warnings** that strike action would lead to the closure of the factory.",
                    "contextForm": "warning that…"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Smoke detectors will sound an alarm to give you a warning that there is a fire in the house"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She went ahead with the interview, despite warnings not to speak to foreign journalists.",
                    "contextForm": "warning to do something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a **flood/tornado warning**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He gave us a word of warning about going out alone at night."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He left his wife without warning."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Her words sounded like a veiled warning."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Hurricane warnings have been posted on their website."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I need advance warning of how many people to cater for."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Let this be a warning to you not to trespass on my land again!"
                },
                {
                    "text": "On 2 April 1916 air-raid warnings sounded throughout Edinburgh."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The Institute has sent out a new warning to all businesses."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The dog growled in warning as we approached."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The explosion came 20 minutes after a coded warning to police."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The police have issued a warning about pickpockets."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The police issued a warning to all drug users in the city."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The referee gave him a final warning."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The sirens sound a warning when fighter planes are sighted."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The strike sounded a warning to all employers in the industry."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The team's defeat is a salutary warning before the World Cup."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The warning came just minutes before the bomb exploded."
                },
                {
                    "text": "There are 39 severe flood warnings on 22 rivers across the country."
                },
                {
                    "text": "There is an audible warning when a certain speed is exceeded."
                },
                {
                    "text": "There was little warning of the coming disaster."
                },
                {
                    "text": "There were dire warnings about the dangers of watching too much TV."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They failed to heed a warning about the dangerous currents in the river."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They sent us fair warning of their arrival."
                },
                {
                    "text": "What happened to him should serve as a warning to all dishonest politicians."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a campaign for health warning labels on alcohol"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a warning about teaching children to swim"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a warning against complacency"
                },
                {
                    "text": "intelligence warnings of terrorist attacks"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I give you fair warning, I'll take you to court if I have to."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We were given no advance warning of the attack."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["dire", "grim", "ominous"],
                "verb + warning": ["give (somebody)", "issue", "post"],
                "warning + verb": ["come", "sound"],
                "warning + noun": ["label", "notice", "sign"],
                "preposition": ["in warning", "without warning", "warning about"],
                "phrases": ["let that/​this be a warning (to you)", "a word of warning"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "a statement telling somebody that they will be punished if they continue to behave in a particular way",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "to give somebody a **verbal/written/final warning**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "His employers have placed him on final written warning."
                }
            ],
            "synonyms": "caution",
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["dire", "grim", "ominous"],
                "verb + warning": ["give (somebody)", "issue", "post"],
                "warning + verb": ["come", "sound"],
                "warning + noun": ["label", "notice", "sign"],
                "preposition": ["in warning", "without warning", "warning about"],
                "phrases": ["let that/​this be a warning (to you)", "a word of warning"]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈwɔːnɪŋ/",
                "audio": "wa/warning/warning__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈwɔːrnɪŋ/",
                "audio": "wa/warning/warning__us_3.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Old English war(e)nung (see warn, -ing)."
}